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Book Review: My Week at the Blue Angel

Posted on July 30, 2014 by admin

  “Nevada Book Review” gives My Week at the Blue Angel, published by Huntington Press, a glowing review. This nonfiction book was written by Matthew O’Brien, who is also the author of Beneath the Neon, another Huntington Press book. March … Continue reading →

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What it’s like to live in a sewer beneath the bright lights of Las Vegas

Posted on March 2, 2013 by admin

Canada’s Globe and Mail talks to author Matt O’Brien, author of Huntington Press’ internationally acclaimed bestseller, Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas. Jan. 18, 2013 “Vegas has built up a reputation as one of … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas: Bright Lights, Big City, Small Town

Posted on May 30, 2012 by admin

NPR’s State of the Reunion visits Las Vegas, and hears from Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien about the homless people whose lives he’s explored in Beneath the Neon and My Week at the Blue Angel. Residents narrate the city’s rise during … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Author Matt O’Brien Exposes Plight Of Underground Homeless

Posted on March 1, 2011 by admin

March 1, 2011 The Huffington Post interviews Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien and reviews his latest book, My Week at the Blue Angel and Other Stories from the Storm Drains, Strip Clubs, and Trailer Parks of Las Vegas. Below the … Continue reading →

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Beneath the Neon

Posted on February 10, 2011 by admin

  Feb. 10. 2011 One day while spending too much time on Facebook, longtime friend and artists Logan Hicks made a post about Beneath the Neon. After reading three sentences in I knew that I needed a copy stat.

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Decatur native helps underground homeless population in Las Vegas

Posted on January 11, 2011 by admin

The Atlanta Journal-Cnstitution profiles local writer-turned Vegas writer Matt O’Brien, author of Huntington Press best-sellers Beneath the Neon and My Week at the Blue Angel. Jan. 7, 2011 When Matt O’Brien spent Christmas back in his hometown of Decatur, he … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas inferno

Posted on September 25, 2010 by admin

September 2, 2010 Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien’s Beneath the Neon was featured in the Sept. 2 issue of France’s popular Le Monde newspaper.

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Homeless People Live in Tunnels Under Las Vegas

Posted on August 10, 2010 by admin

August 10, 2010 With Nearly 14,000 Homeless People in Las Vegas, Some Seek Shelter Underground Journalist Matt O’Brien wrote a book, Beneath the Neon, about this elaborate subterranean world of beds with headboards, makeshift pantries, and even art on the … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 2, 2010 by admin

July 31, 2010 Las Vegas Review-Journal gossip columnist Norm! on Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien’s new book. Click the link to read the whole article: Matthew O’Brien, author of “Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas,” … Continue reading →

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Tunnels beneath Vegas a refuge for homeless people

Posted on January 4, 2010 by admin

          January 4, 2010 OSKAR GARCIA, Associated Press Writer interviews Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien, whose Beneath the Neon title continues to garner national and international media attention. LAS VEGAS — Underneath its glitzy casinos, far … Continue reading →

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A Life Saved from the Shadows

Posted on December 31, 2009 by admin

     December 22, 2009 Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien’s Beneath the Neon was again featured in the LA Times in a feature story about the ongoing plight of those people living in the storm drains beneath Las Vegas. But a … Continue reading →

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